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Donald Trump has reasserted his support for Pakistan to serve as a mediator between Iran and the United States after Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of the US president, disparaged Islamabad’s diplomacy.
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Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi has defended Tehran’s proposal to end the war, describing it as a baseline for any credible and durable agreement.
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The US is putting increasing pressure on Iranian oil sales before President Donald Trump's high-stakes visit to China, the world's largest crude importer.
Israel's representative at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, Noam Bettan, took the stage on Tuesday night for the semifinal competition.
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Sri Lanka Rugby yesterday named a strong 53-member pool for the Men’s 15-a-side Asia Rugby Championship 2026, which will be played in Colombo and Hong Kong from May 24 to June 13, after the United Arab Emirates withdrew from the tournament due to the war situation in Iran.
New York: US President Donald Trump dismissed a surge in inflation due to the Iran war and declared he does not think about Americans’ financial situation when deciding whether to make a deal with the regime to end the conflict.
Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran and US politics, this Wednesday May 13.
Mounted by dogs, penetrated by carrots, and rectums torn by batons.
Disturbing footage shows anti-Israel demonstrators yanking a Jewish woman’s hair and flashing a strobe light in an Orthodox boy’s face during violent clashes in Brooklyn on Monday night.
Wang Yi highlights Strait of Hormuz security and regional stability as Middle East tensions loom over Beijing talks
Wang Yi highlights Strait of Hormuz security and regional stability as Middle East tensions loom over Beijing talks
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not reconsidering Pakistan's role as mediator in the Iran conflict, after one of his close Republican allies said he did not trust Islamabad.
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have increasingly singled out the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their war messaging, and have warned of stronger strikes against the country if the United States and Israel resume their attacks.
The site of the Nova music festival, where Israeli festival-goers were killed and taken hostage during the attack by Hamas militants, is seen Oct. 12, 2023, near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
Australia's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft have a radar with a range of 400 kilometres. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, a Reuters investigation has shown, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
A major forgery operation being run by a Palestinian gang in the West Bank was uncovered on Tuesday, with Israel Police and IDF troops arresting five suspects and seizing a large number of forged documents.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called on the United States to abandon attempts to negotiate with the Islamic Republic and instead fully support regime change on Tuesday, arguing that Tehran is incapable of reform and that the current moment presents a historic opportunity to topple the regime.
Iran’s wartime economic crisis has triggered mass layoffs across multiple industries, with Iranian officials estimating that some two million people have lost work “directly or indirectly” due to the conflict and a prolonged nationwide internet blackout, according to a report by The New York Times.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that Israeli attacks in the Nabatieh area have killed several civilians, including a Lebanese army member and civil defence responders.
The UAE has designated 16 people and five organisations on its local terrorist list over their links to Hezbollah.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.
A prominent pro-Israel activist is urging fellow Jewish leaders to boycott a Jewish heritage event Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hosting at Gracie Mansion next Monday.
Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
O Knesset (Parlamento israelense) aprovou uma lei que estabelece um tribunal militar especial para julgar centenas de palestinos acusados de participação nos ataques terroristas do Hamas em 7 de outubro de 2023, sob a qual a pena de morte poderá ser aplicada.
Having taught the story of Israel for years, I’ve watched students grapple with a question that cuts to the heart of Zionism’s founding purpose: why does Israel’s Law of Return ground the right of immigration not in religious observance, but in Nazi Germany’s definition of Jewish identity?
This year's Jerusalem Day flag march poses a serious risk to non-Jewish residents of Jerusalem, Democrats MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv warned the Israel Police on Tuesday.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sent a letter to Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon demanding an immediate discussion to advance expelling illegal immigrants in southern Tel Aviv, as well as other parts of the country, Maariv reported on Sunday.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a revised Conflict Zone Advisory on Tuesday, extending its recommendation to airlines to not fly to Israel until May 27, 2026.
A controversial bill aimed at creating a new civilian authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites within the West Bank passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum overnight, between Monday and Tuesday.
The Reservists Party, led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, has outlined its Returning from the Battlefield program ahead of the upcoming elections, aimed at addressing post-traumatic stress disorder nationwide following the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023 and the ensuing war.
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter, and two Iranian officials said.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
The architects of New Labour have eviscerated the Labour Party twice, once when former Prime Minister Tony Blair took Britain into the Iraq War in 2003, and now under the leadership of Keir Starmer.
TEHRAN — Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump doesn't need congressional approval to restart strikes on Iran despite surpassing the 60-day limit allowed under federal law.
Palestinian musicians have called for a boycott of Eurovision over its platforming of Israel while the genocide continues in Gaza.
The Knesset unanimously approved a bill last night in its second and third readings, initiated by the chairman of Degel HaTorah, MK Moshe Gafni. The law mandates that police water cannons use only clean water, without any added substances, dyes, or odohttps://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-895634rs.
Anti-Israel graffiti was discovered on Tuesday at the Israeli café in the city of Vienna, Austria, just before the Eurovision semifinal set to take place on Tuesday night.
Israel is not prepared to adequately protect Israeli sports fans abroad, the State Comptroller’s Office concluded in its Security of Israeli Sports Teams and Fans Abroad audit.
A target list of a few dozen IDF Egoz commando unit veterans and reservists was published by the Iranian regime-backed hacktivist group Handala on Sunday, which claimed that they had exposed the identities of 60 senior officers.
The US is delaying a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution targeting Iran’s action in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and regional allies seek to rally broader international backing.
Russia and China still have “serious concerns” about a US-backed draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran stop obstructing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, remove sea mines and halt "illegal tolls”, according to a letter seen by The National.
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